While it is likely many teachers, parents and students will have never heard of the agreement, it is a crucial policy.
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Rising costs may lead to cuts that affect the poorest pupils most.
The Coalition has had longer than a three year cycle to make some changes to education. But since the 2016 election, what has it actually done? And what is Labor proposing?
The government has delivered a pretty disappointing budget for education, with no secure funding for early childhood education and a recycled commitment of $300 for schools.
Schools funding doesn’t pass the playground test of fairness: state schools get less government funding than governments themselves say the schools need.
2018 was a mixed bag for schooling policy in Australia, with new ministers, a new organisation and auspicious anniversaries. It’s worth reflecting on the year that’s been.
Increased funding to Catholic schools won’t necessarily make them more accessible for low-income families.
New analysis shows wealthy parents at advantaged Catholic primary schools could actually afford the increase to school fees under the needs-based model.
The shift in the education debate from “how much” to “how best” is a welcome change, but for students to feel the full benefit the federal government must resist intervening.
Some of Victoria’s wealthiest private schools have reported spikes in numbers of students with disability. We should only trust those numbers if they’re moderated by qualified staff.
The Catholic sector, having lost the old special deals, would be anxious to extract some new ones from an ALP government that had extra dollars to put around.
Critics are expected to speak out in the partyroom on Tuesday, demanding more information about the effects of the schools package on the Catholic sector.
Some Liberals love to deride Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young. In the past, the government’s immigration minister and attack dog, Peter Dutton, was particularly insulting when she was spokeswoman in his…
Christianity plays a relatively minor role in Australian politics. Instead, it takes the guise of a general cultural conservatism, as demonstrated by the same-sex marriage and school funding debates.
The University of Canberra’s Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
Politics podcast: Andrew Giles on schools funding
Andrew Giles says the strong opposition from Catholic schools to the government's education package is because they were given 'almost no notice' of the funding changes.
The University of Canberra’s Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
Haunted by the unpopular 2014 budget, the government is treading more carefully with its new education policies.
When the public are deeply cynical and distrustful, and have turned their back on a government, can that government change its image and the voters’ view?
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken a swipe at Malcolm Turnbull’s schools plan.
Les contributeurs les plus fréquents
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Adjunct associate professor, Southern Cross University
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and the Future of Schooling, The University of Melbourne
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Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Director of Research and Development, Pivot Professional Learning; and Honorary Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Head of School, School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Economics, Lancaster University
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Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Director, Nottingham Institute of Education, Nottingham Trent University
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Dean and Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies, The University of Queensland
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Professor in the School of Economics, University of Surrey
